Season
Season 13 Episode
- Season 3 The Ameyoko International Food Market
- Season 3 General Hospital Store: Where Shopping Meets Healing
- Season 3 Dreams Along the Yamanote Line
- Season 3 Lost and Found in Nagoya: Left Behind on a Holy Night
- Season 3 A Discounted Ticket to Happiness
- Season 3 A Standing Oden Bar in Tokyo
- Season 3 A Taste of Home: A Soba & Udon Vending Machine
- Season 3 A Driving School: The Start of Many Journeys
- Season 3 Tokyo Capsule Hotel: Encapsulating Life
- Season 3 A Used Car, A New Life
- Season 3 Yakushima: Island of the Mystical Tree
- Season 3 A Kebab Restaurant in Roppongi
- Season 3 A Drive-In Restaurant in Okinawa: Hometown Flavor, American Style
- Season 3 The Lucky Cat at the Shopping Street
- Season 3 Tonkotsu Ramen Restaurant: Bowls for the Soul
- Season 3 Japans Northernmost Bus Stop
- Season 3 Voices in Front of the Diet
- Season 3 An Iconic Hotel: Until We Meet Again
Document 72 Hours - Season 3 Episode 7 A Taste of Home: A Soba & Udon Vending Machine
7.00 25 minutes For 40 years, a vending machine has stood in a quiet corner of Akita Port, in northern Japan. Even when a winter snowstorm batters the area in mid-January, a constant trickle of customers is drawn to this time-worn machine that sells plain soba and udon noodles in a steaming-hot soup. A father and son out in the blizzard; a designated driver on his way home from work; and a cancer patient reminiscing about the past. Even though the machine has become prone to breakdowns that have weakened the flavor of its soup, customers come around the clock for a warming bowl of noodles. Why is it so popular? This program reveals why many customers keep coming back.
